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[GMCnet] Quandry [message #229186]

Sun, 10 November 2013 19:11

Ken Henderson

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Registered: March 2004
Location: Americus, GA

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Today, while reorganizing and purging GMC documentation, I ran across a
document which I had not looked at in several years: "GMC Motorhome
Maintenance and Information Notes" by John N. Engebretsen PE, Engebretsen
Engineering, Copyright 1992 & 1993, Danville, CA.

This is an excellent 52 page compendium of GMC information from a variety
of sources, including, apparently, GMCMI Newsletters, GMC Manuals, rally
presentations, personal contributions from the author and others. It
covers almost every facet of the GMC in succinct detail, with a lot of
hard-to-find reference information and part numbers (many of which are now
obsolete, I fear). It would be useful to almost any GMC owner, and
invaluable to all newbies.

The problem is that copyright. The cover bears a price of $14.00 ($9.00
for update of previously purchased copy...). That indicates to me that the
application of copyright was more than a whim or habit. Therefore, I'm in
a bit of a quandry about whether, and how to distribute it. My research
makes it appear that Mr. Engebretsen moved from Danville, CA to Rainier,
OR, where he passed away in 2006. I suspect that some of you long-time
GMCers knew him -- he certainly didn't collect all of this information in
total isolation from the community.

Considering the obviously derivative nature of the material, I'm not at all
sure the copyright was ever valid, but it would be embarrassing to have a
descendent appear and claim ownership. I don't have the legal knowledge to
make a valid judgement.

What's the group verdict? Should I post it somewhere, or let this valuable
document die?

Ken H.
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		[GMCnet] Quandry By: Ken Henderson on Sun, 10 November 2013 19:11
		Re: [GMCnet] Quandry By: Bob de Kruyff on Sun, 10 November 2013 19:21
		Re: [GMCnet] Quandry By: Ken Henderson on Sun, 10 November 2013 19:31
		Re: [GMCnet] Quandry By: Kingsley Coach on Sun, 10 November 2013 19:38
		Re: [GMCnet] Quandry By: rcjordan on Sun, 10 November 2013 19:58
		Re: [GMCnet] Quandry By: tphipps on Sun, 10 November 2013 20:12
		Re: [GMCnet] Quandry By: USAussie on Sun, 10 November 2013 20:09
		Re: [GMCnet] Quandry By: Ken Henderson on Sun, 10 November 2013 20:19
		Re: [GMCnet] Quandry By: Emery Stora on Sun, 10 November 2013 20:29
		Re: [GMCnet] Quandry By: Ken Henderson on Sun, 10 November 2013 21:10
		Re: [GMCnet] Quandry By: Harry on Sun, 10 November 2013 21:26
		Re: [GMCnet] Quandry By: jhbridges on Mon, 11 November 2013 07:25
		Re: [GMCnet] Quandry By: Matt Colie on Mon, 11 November 2013 08:42
		Re: [GMCnet] Quandry By: USAussie on Mon, 11 November 2013 09:15
		Re: [GMCnet] Quandry By: Neil on Mon, 11 November 2013 10:29
		Re: [GMCnet] Quandry By: John Heslinga on Sun, 10 November 2013 22:05
		Re: [GMCnet] Quandry By: rallymaster on Mon, 11 November 2013 02:07
		Re: [GMCnet] Quandry By: jhbridges on Mon, 11 November 2013 07:17
		Re: [GMCnet] Quandry By: kerry pinkerton on Mon, 11 November 2013 07:53
		Re: [GMCnet] Quandry By: rcjordan on Mon, 11 November 2013 08:37
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		Re: [GMCnet] Quandry By: JohnL455 on Mon, 11 November 2013 10:41
		Re: [GMCnet] Quandry By: rcjordan on Mon, 11 November 2013 11:29
		Re: [GMCnet] Quandry By: Ken Henderson on Mon, 11 November 2013 20:47
		Re: [GMCnet] Quandry By: Guy Lopes on Mon, 11 November 2013 21:24
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